Best Eco – Friendly Gifts And Toys For Children
Today, toxicity has become a part of our life. The air we breathe as well as the water we drink is getting polluted day by day.
To limit our exposure to toxicity and to prevent our green earth from devastation and particularly to save next generation, we must use nature-friendly products made of organic and sustainable material.
For saving our future generations and to ensure good health for them, many parents, family and friends are looking for natural, organic toys for their children. Environmentalist recommends the avoidance of soft plastic toys, lead paint products and PVC plastics. They suggest parents to look for toys that are made of non-flexible hard plastic, wooden and cotton toys. Parents should try to avoid toys that run with batteries.
Suggested Materials For Green Toys
Search for eco-friendly toys made from Bamboo, rubber wood, organic cotton or wool, or wood. Parents can also buy toys made of recycled materials like drink containers, cardboard, wood, paper, old milk jugs etc.
Most of the toys available today are made from harmful materials that are completely unsafe for children. To provide some relief to parents, toy manufacturers have come up with eco friendly range of toys with innovative designs and made of non toxic material. These toys are made from natural and bio-degradable material.
The materials used in manufacturing them are not only safe, water based colors are used to color these toys, which are free from any harmful chemicals. Children usually put toys in their mouth. Parents can easily rely on these toys even if their kids take them to mouth. They are not only good for your kids, they equally good for our environment as well.
Parents should strictly avoid those toys, which have sharp edges and several small parts. These types of toys can cause serious damage as children always put things on their mouth, particularly toys. Purchase green toys with smooth finish, stuffed toys made of organic cotton or wool, and toys finished with lead free paint, instead painted with colors that are made from non-toxic herbs and flame resistant fabric.
Here are a few examples of eco-friendly toys available in the market. Imagination box company of U.S.A has manufactured a toy which owns Media hot toy award and many other awards. This toy is “Paint able Cottage and Firehouse Rescue Station” made of washable non-toxic colors and double walled corrugated board.
Dancing Alligator – A wooden pull toy made from organic rubber wood and makes a clicking sound. It is made by Plan toys USA.
You can easily find these kinds of toys for your baby with little effort and save your baby as well contribute to a greener earth.
